What are the main factors that influence a Maintenance Technician I's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Maintenance Technician 's salary?

A Maintenance Technician 's salary grows with experience: a Maintenance Technician I (0-1 years)earns $44,491, a Facility Maintenance Technician II (1-3 years)earns $51,535, a Facility Maintenance Technician III (3-5 years)earns $57,062, a Facility Maintenance Technician IV (5-7 years)earns $62,834,

What are the highest paying states for a Maintenance Technician I?

Maintenance Technician I salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Maintenance Technician I roles are District of Columbia $49,639, California $49,450, Massachusetts $48,791. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Maintenance Technician roles make?

Salaries for Maintenance Technician level roles vary by specialization: Engineer I/Maintenance Technician: $81,207; Pipeline Maintenance/Inspection Technician I: $71,000; Corrosion Maintenance Technician I: $66,722; Refrigeration Maintenance Technician I: $57,700; Data Center Maintenance Technician I: $56,800.

How do different companies affect a Maintenance Technician I's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Maintenance Technician I roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Maintenance Technician I Salary in the United States

How much does a Maintenance Technician I make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Maintenance Technician I in the United States is $44,833 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, a Maintenance Technician I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,711
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,730 to $49,480
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $35,083

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Maintenance Technician I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,480	$4,123	$952	$24
Average	$44,833	$3,736	$862	$22
25th Percentile	$39,730	$3,311	$764	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Maintenance Technician I Salaries

A Maintenance Technician I's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Maintenance Technician I Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Maintenance Technician Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,639.
California: $49,450.
Massachusetts: $48,791.

District of Columbia $49,639

California $49,450

Massachusetts $48,791

Washington $48,612

New Jersey $48,594

Alaska $48,531

Connecticut $47,913

New York $47,662

Hawaii $46,859

Rhode Island $46,482

Maryland $46,227

Minnesota $45,877

Colorado $45,743

Illinois $45,698

Oregon $45,528

Delaware $45,402

New Hampshire $45,323

Virginia $45,146

Pennsylvania $44,631

Nevada $44,371

North Dakota $44,286

Michigan $44,151

Wisconsin $44,102

Vermont $44,003

Texas $43,730

Maine $43,712

Arizona $43,685

Ohio $43,654

Georgia $43,241

Indiana $43,035

Wyoming $42,994

Utah $42,932

Iowa $42,905

Kansas $42,690

Louisiana $42,627

North Carolina $42,604

Missouri $42,595

Florida $42,421

Montana $42,326

Nebraska $42,237

Kentucky $42,187

South Carolina $42,008

Tennessee $41,896

Idaho $41,851

New Mexico $41,524

Oklahoma $41,452

Alabama $41,188

South Dakota $40,744

Arkansas $40,502

West Virginia $40,372

Mississippi $39,982

Top Paying Cities for Maintenance Technician Is

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $56,547
San Francisco: $55,991
Oakland: $54,750

San Jose, CA $56,547

San Francisco, CA $55,991

Oakland, CA $54,750

New York, NY $51,957

Queens Village, NY $51,620

Paramus, NJ $51,262

Passaic, NJ $51,217

Bergenfield, NJ $51,172

Stamford, CT $51,105

Huntington, NY $51,060

Newark, NJ $50,768

Bridgeport, CT $50,679

New Brunswick, NJ $50,531

Vallejo, CA $50,437

Middlesex, NJ $50,410

Somerset, NJ $50,369

Petaluma, CA $50,266

Santa Cruz, CA $50,091

Boston, MA $50,002

Monterey, CA $49,778

Fairbanks, AK $49,746

Los Angeles, CA $49,661

Washington, DC $49,639

Seattle, WA $49,558

Santa Rosa, CA $49,549

Juneau, AK $49,419

Orange, CA $49,271

Anchorage, AK $49,190

Anaheim, CA $49,159

Santa Ana, CA $49,092

Nassau, NY $49,065

Long Beach, CA $49,047

Danbury, CT $49,033

Santa Maria, CA $48,881

Everett, WA $48,872

Bremerton, WA $48,652

Trenton, NJ $48,567

Sacramento, CA $48,549

San Diego, CA $48,527

Brockton, MA $48,509

Tacoma, WA $48,491

Santa Barbara, CA $48,428

Lowell, MA $48,249

New Suffolk, NY $48,231

Nashua, NH $48,177

Lompoc, CA $48,105

Ventura, CA $48,061

Stockton, CA $48,047

New Haven, CT $47,957

Atlantic City, NJ $47,841

Hartford, CT $47,742

Modesto, CA $47,720

Poughkeepsie, NY $47,621

New Britain, CT $47,599

Olympia, WA $47,536

Kennewick, WA $47,536

New London, CT $47,527

Norwich, CT $47,514

Lawrence, MA $47,491

Bakersfield, CA $47,366

Riverside, CA $47,303

New Bedford, MA $47,303

Richland, WA $47,258

Portsmouth, NH $47,222

Vineland, NJ $47,213

San Bernardino, CA $47,177

Boulder, CO $47,052

Worcester, MA $47,016

Portland, OR $46,976

Saint Paul, MN $46,922

Minneapolis, MN $46,922

Philadelphia, PA $46,859

Honolulu, HI $46,621

Springfield, MA $46,465

Providence, RI $46,460

Chicago, IL $46,330

Bellingham, WA $46,276

Baltimore, MD $46,227

Chico, CA $46,115

Wilmington, DE $46,039

Pittsfield, MA $45,994

Manchester, NH $45,909

Spokane, WA $45,711

Denver, CO $45,707

Albany, NY $45,496

Troy, NY $45,478

Schenectady, NY $45,384

Burlington, VT $45,285

Portland, ME $45,128

Salem, OR $45,093

Yakima, WA $45,084

Ann Arbor, MI $45,070

Rochester, MN $44,945

Fresno, CA $44,922

Reno, NV $44,922

Milwaukee, WI $44,882

Detroit, MI $44,837

Allentown, PA $44,824

Carson City, NV $44,819

Houston, TX $44,752

Colorado Springs, CO $44,747

Syracuse, NY $44,725

Eugene, OR $44,640

Bismarck, ND $44,586

Gary, IN $44,586

Galveston, TX $44,586

Springfield, OR $44,550

Medford, OR $44,443

Fort Collins, CO $44,425

Austin, TX $44,389

Mesa, AZ $44,295

Phoenix, AZ $44,286

Dallas, TX $44,272

Reading, PA $44,245

Saint Cloud, MN $44,227

Concord, NH $44,187

Madison, WI $44,169

Utica, NY $44,048

Raleigh, NC $44,012

Las Vegas, NV $44,008

Rochester, NY $43,976

Des Moines, IA $43,972

Atlanta, GA $43,900

Battle Creek, MI $43,887

Salt Lake City, UT $43,873

Lancaster, PA $43,806

Champaign, IL $43,797

Harrisburg, PA $43,743

Durham, NC $43,703

Kansas City, MO $43,698

Kansas City, KS $43,689

Fort Worth, TX $43,685

Boca Raton, FL $43,667

Cleveland, OH $43,662

Columbus, OH $43,654

Pittsburgh, PA $43,649

Richmond, VA $43,631

Indianapolis, IN $43,622

Cincinnati, OH $43,564

Petersburg, VA $43,497

Billings, MT $43,398

Lansing, MI $43,398

Huntsville, AL $43,398

Lebanon, PA $43,393

Dayton, OH $43,389

Pueblo, CO $43,389

Appleton, WI $43,376

Buffalo, NY $43,358

Racine, WI $43,335

Charlotte, NC $43,331

Saint Louis, MO $43,317

Springfield, IL $43,299

Elkhart, IN $43,290

York, PA $43,290

Gastonia, NC $43,286

Benton Harbor, MI $43,286

Beaumont, TX $43,259

Lorain, OH $43,250

Toledo, OH $43,232

Binghamton, NY $43,210

Rock Hill, SC $43,205

Rockford, IL $43,183

Fargo, ND $43,160

Elyria, OH $43,160

Flagstaff, AZ $43,129

Fort Lauderdale, FL $43,102

Miami, FL $43,075

Duluth, MN $43,003

Bangor, ME $42,945

Cedar Rapids, IA $42,896

Louisville, KY $42,873

Grand Rapids, MI $42,864

Hialeah, FL $42,860

Casper, WY $42,797

Scranton, PA $42,743

New Orleans, LA $42,730

Virginia Beach, VA $42,725

Akron, OH $42,703

Peoria, IL $42,645

Sarasota, FL $42,636

Green Bay, WI $42,604

Baton Rouge, LA $42,582

Charleston, SC $42,573

Nashville, TN $42,560

Jamestown, NY $42,551

Davenport, IA $42,551

Tucson, AZ $42,528

Cheyenne, WY $42,515

Saint Petersburg, FL $42,501

Tampa, FL $42,492

Omaha, NE $42,483

Port Arthur, TX $42,465

Evansville, IN $42,465

Bradenton, FL $42,448

Santa Fe, NM $42,367

Orlando, FL $42,322

Clearwater, FL $42,273

Canton, OH $42,179

La Crosse, WI $42,179

Grand Forks, ND $42,165

Albuquerque, NM $42,152

Tulsa, OK $42,152

Newport News, VA $42,147

High Point, NC $42,134

Ogden, UT $42,116

Corpus Christi, TX $42,080

Laramie, WY $42,053

Norfolk, VA $42,053

Rock Island, IL $42,026

Saginaw, MI $42,017

Jacksonville, FL $42,013

Salisbury, NC $42,004

Memphis, TN $41,995

Moline, IL $41,972

Fort Myers, FL $41,959

Waterloo, IA $41,901

Spartanburg, SC $41,856

Lincoln, NE $41,833

Fort Wayne, IN $41,824

Birmingham, AL $41,775

Cedar Falls, IA $41,766

Provo, UT $41,762

Springfield, OH $41,757

San Antonio, TX $41,748

Greensboro, NC $41,730

South Bend, IN $41,726

Winston Salem, NC $41,721

Boise, ID $41,708

Savannah, GA $41,676

Muskegon, MI $41,596

Lima, OH $41,542

Lake Charles, LA $41,524

Anderson, IN $41,515

Lexington, KY $41,502

Augusta, GA $41,488

Greenville, SC $41,488

Wichita, KS $41,448

Tuscaloosa, AL $41,448

Columbia, SC $41,407

Bloomington, IN $41,295

Roanoke, VA $41,268

Asheville, NC $41,210

Knoxville, TN $41,134

Shreveport, LA $41,129

Wilmington, NC $41,071

Frankfort, KY $40,986

Oklahoma City, OK $40,955

Chillicothe, OH $40,937

Longview, TX $40,932

Topeka, KS $40,919

Mobile, AL $40,851

Terre Haute, IN $40,834

Erie, PA $40,829

Altoona, PA $40,807

Melbourne, FL $40,793

Amarillo, TX $40,775

Killeen, TX $40,762

Fayetteville, AR $40,726

Sioux Falls, SD $40,695

Chattanooga, TN $40,668

Idaho Falls, ID $40,663

Gainesville, FL $40,569

Portsmouth, OH $40,547

Little Rock, AR $40,538

Lynchburg, VA $40,538

Lafayette, LA $40,520

Youngstown, OH $40,520

Temple, TX $40,502

Daytona Beach, FL $40,493

Clarksville, TN $40,488

Pensacola, FL $40,484

Hopkinsville, KY $40,349

Charleston, WV $40,345

Florence, SC $40,322

Sioux City, IA $40,296

Macon, GA $40,166

Tallahassee, FL $40,161

Fayetteville, NC $40,152

Waco, TX $40,143

Wichita Falls, TX $40,143

Pine Bluff, AR $40,125

Vincennes, IN $40,040

Lubbock, TX $40,022

Great Falls, MT $39,995

Alamogordo, NM $39,991

Abilene, TX $39,955

Rapid City, SD $39,897

Monroe, LA $39,897

Albany, GA $39,870

Huntington, WV $39,865

Jackson, MS $39,861

Greenville, MS $39,856

Parkersburg, WV $39,811

Montgomery, AL $39,802

Johnstown, PA $39,793

Springfield, MO $39,758

Biloxi, MS $39,735

Sumter, SC $39,641

Columbus, GA $39,637

Twin Falls, ID $39,610

Pascagoula, MS $39,551

Kingsport, TN $39,435

Gulfport, MS $39,421

Alexandria, LA $39,273

Fort Smith, AR $39,161

El Paso, TX $39,040

Helena, MT $38,982

Las Cruces, NM $38,838

Harlingen, TX $38,713

Pocatello, ID $38,673

Florence, AL $38,659

Brownsville, TX $38,650

Dothan, AL $38,578

Mcallen, TX $38,556

Columbus, MS $38,224

Altus, OK $38,018

Lawton, OK $37,933

Pierre, SD $37,771

What Skills Can Increase a Maintenance Technician I's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 5.17% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Preventative Maintenance (Mentioned in 6.57% Job Postings): Developing and implementing maintenance strategies to increase equipment life expectancy and avoid unplanned downtime.
Installation (Mentioned in 2.3% Job Postings): The action or process of installing someone or something, or of being installed. the act of installing the state of being installed, something that is installed for use.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	5.17%
Preventative Maintenance	6.57%
Installation	2.3%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Maintenance Technician I's salary.

Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Confidentiality: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Team Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coordination	$48,868	9%
Confidentiality	$47,523	6%
Team Management	$47,523	6%
Scheduling	$47,523	6%
Initiative	$46,626	4%
Verbal Communication	$46,626	4%

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Maintenance Technician I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Maintenance Technician I's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$39,730

Average $44,833/year

$49,480

$3,311

Average $3,736/month

$4,123

$764

Average $862/week

$952

$19

Average $22/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,480	$4,123	$952	$24
Average	$44,833	$3,736	$862	$22
25th Percentile	$39,730	$3,311	$764	$19

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Salary Trends for Maintenance Technician I

Salaries for a Maintenance Technician I can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $42,810 in 2023 to around $42,866 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Maintenance Technician I salary trends, .

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